Author: Maurice Casey File Type: pdf The opening chapter surveys the history of scholarship regarding the problematic use of the phrase son of man in the New Testament. It also explains why this problem could not be solved until recently. Casey then presents the relevant Aramaic evidence. He offers a careful discussion of the use of the Aramaic term son of man in the light of over 30 examples of the use of this term by speakers who are referring to themselves. Chapters 4-9 discuss authentic examples of this idiom in the teaching of Jesus, with Aramaic reconstructions of each saying. All but one of these sayings is found in Mark or Q. There is then a full discussion of secondary sayings in the Synoptic Gospels. The first ones dependent on Daniel 7.13 belong to the earliest Gospel, which also contains the results of translating genuine sayings of Jesus from Aramaic into Greek. There is a discussion of the transition process between authentic Aramaic sayings of Jesus and Greek son of man sayings in the synoptic Gospels. This argument builds on work in the field of translation studies, and the work of ancient translators, especially of the Septuagint. Casey argues that Gospel translators deliberately translated both literally and creatively to produce a new Christological title. It is this tradition that is evident in the Fourth Gospel its son of man sayings fit perfectly into Johannine theology. The final chapter draws together a complete solution to this difficult problem. blockquoteblockquoteReviewThis impressive book brings to fruition Caseys work on the Son of Man problem over many years. It is learned, original and trenchant. It is sure to dominate the field. (Richard Bauckham, Professor of New Testament, St Marys College, St Andrews, Scotland) This book is the most comprehensive and learned work on the notoriously complicated son of man problem and is based on over thirty years of research. In typical fashion Casey demolishes a variety of alternative solutions proposed over the years and is ruthless in exposing faulty methodologies and non-argumentation. It is not only the comprehensive and highly persuasive nature of the work that sets Caseys solution apart from alternatives solutions, but also the rare ability to combine detailed linguistic research in several of the original languages with a variety of interdisciplinary approaches (e.g. identity, cross-cultural healings, translation studies). This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the historical Jesus, the development of early Christology, the canonical gospels, and Aramaic studies. The Son of Man Problem ought to be regarded as a landmark publication on this complex issue. (James G. Crossley, Lecturer in New Testament Studies in the Department of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield) Casey has written a definitive book on a previously unresolved problem ... I am convinced that his solution to the Son of Man problem is successful, even formidable. April D. DeConick, Religious Studies Review, 2008 Review in International Review of Biblical Studies, vol. 54200708In many ways , this is a magnificient achievement. Casey has succeeded in writing an history of the son of man sayings from their origins in the Aramaic of the historical Jesus of therir interpretration in the early churchFathers. He submits a great deal of evidence in support of his case from Aramaic and Syriac sources, and his examination of gospel texts is both detailed and astute.this book is most certainly worth the read. Fair minded scholars, preachers and teachers who are interested in the truth of the historical Jesus and the truth concerning the nature of Jesus ought to consider the arguments contained in this bookANVIL Vol.25 No.2 2008(Andy Angel) Casey tackles this most intractable of problems in the interpretation of the New Testament with characteristic attention to detail.In many ways, this is a magnificent achievement. Casey has succeeded in writing a history of the son of man sayings from their origins in the Aramaic of the historical Jesus to their interpretation in the early church Fathers.When Casey states that he has proposed a complete solution to the son of man problem, he does not exaggerate. It is a powerful contribution to the debates concerning the person and ministry of the historical Jesus, and indeed to the development of early Christology.(Andy Angel Anvil) Casey weighs in on an enduring question regarding the relative divinity and humanity of Jesus. He considers the state of play, the use of the Armaic term Son of Man, six authentic sayings, the healing of the paralytic in Mark 2.1-12, jackals have holes according to Matthew and Luke, the Son of Man in the heavenly court, betrayed by a kiss, Jesus predicts his death and resurrection, other synoptic sayings, the translation and use of scripture from the saying of Jesus to the synoptic evangelists, and the Johannine sayings.-Eithne OLeyne, BOOK NEWS, Inc.In many ways , this is a magnificient achievement. Casey has succeeded in writing an history of the son of man sayings from their origins in the Aramaic of the historical Jesus of therir interpretration in the early churchFathers. He submits a great deal of evidence in support of his case from Aramaic and Syriac sources, and his examination of gospel texts is both detailed and astute.this book is most certainly worth the read. Fair minded scholars, preachers and teachers who are interested in the truth of the historical Jesus and the truth concerning the nature of Jesus ought to consider the arguments contained in this bookANVIL Vol.25 No.2 2008(Sanford Lakoff) Casey tackles this most intractable of problems in the interpretation of the New Testament with characteristic attention to detail.In many ways, this is a magnificent achievement. Casey has succeeded in writing a history of the son of man sayings from their origins in the Aramaic of the historical Jesus to their interpretation in the early church Fathers.When Casey states that he has proposed a complete solution to the son of man problem, he does not exaggerate. It is a powerful contribution to the debates concerning the person and ministry of the historical Jesus, and indeed to the development of early Christology.(Sanford Lakoff Anvil) About the AuthorMaurice Casey is Professor of New Testament Languages and Literature at the University of Nottingham, UK. He has published extensively on the Son of Man problem, and more generally on reconstructing Aramaic traditions about Jesus from the Greek Gospels.

Author: Elena Ferrante File Type: epub Nothing quite like this has ever been published before, proclaimed The Guardian about the Neapolitan novels in 2014. Against the backdrop of a Naples that is as seductive as it is perilous and a world undergoing epochal change, Elena Ferrante tells the story of a sixty-year friendship between the brilliant and bookish Elena and the fiery, rebellious Lila with unmatched honesty and brilliance.The four books in this novel cycle constitute a long, remarkable story, one that Vogue described as gutsy and compulsively readable, which readers will return to again and again, and each return will bring with it new revelations.

Author: Amy Scott-Douglass File Type: epub Shakespeare Inside goes behind the scenes to reveal Shakespeare at work in the most decisive institutional context of our time - in prisons. Based upon the authors experience of watching prison yard rehearsals and performances, and interviewing inmates, program directors, and wardens, Shakespeare Inside is not an objective, dispassionate account of how Shakespeare is bastardized by repressive institutions but offers a record of fiercely personal experiences. We hear ex-offender Mike Smith detail how playing Desdemona was vital to his rehabilitation we sit in the audience of women inmates as they respond to the all-male Shakespeare Behind Bars touring production of Julius Caesar and we listen to a chorus of unnamed voices explain how rewriting Hamlet helps them to survive solitary confinement. Shakespeare Inside probes any assumptions we might have about Shakespeares performative function and asks what - if anything - is the proper place of Shakespeare in todays society.

Author: Glen David Kuecker File Type: pdf Mapping the Megalopolis Order and Disorder in Mexico City brings the humanities and the social sciences into a conversation about Mexico City in its social, political, and aesthetic manifestations. Through a shared exploration of the order and disorder that mutually constitute the city, contributing authors engage topics such as the privatization of public space, challenges to existing conceptualizations of the urban form, and variations on the flaneur and other urban actors. Mexico City is truly a city of versions, and Mapping the Megalopolis celebrates the intersection of the image of the city and the lived experience of it. Readers will find substantive entries on a great variety of Mexico Citys monumental and counter-monumental spaces, as well as some of its pivotal contemporary debates and cultural products. The volume serves both as supplemental reading on the world city or the Latin American city, and as a central text in a multidisciplinary study of Mexico City. **Review Mapping the Megalopolis is a most valuable contribution to the ever-challenging task of reading Mexico City, its spaces, and its cultures. The collective reflection on order and disorder provides new directions to think and theorize urban space in the grand Megalopolis of Latin America, in ways that help us think about the city as a problem in the global era. (Ignacio M. Sanchez Prado, Washington University in St. Louis) This exceptionally timely and coherent collection of essays maps out one of the most unmappable cities of the world. The reader comes away not only with a deeper appreciation of Mexico City as a place where elite visions of progress are repeatedly undermined by quotidian disorder, but of the deliriousness of the modern megalopolis itselfthe twenty-first century city teetering precariously on a ledge between modernity and a dystopian future. (Eric Zolov, Stony Brook University) This delightful compilation will give students, scholars, and travelers a good sense of present-day Mexico City, and its historic roots, from many disciplinary angles. It offers readers a fair consideration of the challenges which chilangos face but more importantly it reveals the artistry, persistence, and resilience with which they confront life in the big city. (Anne Rubenstein, York University) About the Author Glen David Kuecker is professor of history at DePauw University. Alejandro Puga is associate professor, Laurel H. Turk professor of modern languages, and chair of modern languages at DePauw University.